crawler

Infant on hands

A crawler is something that crawls—moves slowly along a surface.

The word applies to babies before they walk, to insects and other creeping creatures, and to vehicles designed for slow movement over rough terrain.

In computing, a crawler (or web crawler) is a program that systematically browses the internet to index pages for search engines.

A crawler lane is a slow lane on a steep grade for heavy trucks.

The baby's a crawler now—we need to childproof the house.

sycophant

toady

Obsequious flatterer seeking favor

groveler · yes-man · brownnoser · apple-polisher · suck-up · lackey · minion · hanger-on · servile · obsequious

web

spider

Web-spinning arachnid

  • botAutomated software agent
  • indexingSystematic organization for retrieval
  • searchAct of seeking

engine · Google · algorithm · SEO · sitemap · scraping · hyperlink · HTML · cache · analytics

insect

caterpillar

Moth or butterfly young

  • centipedeMulti-segmented, many-legged predator
  • millipedeMulti-segmented leggy invertebrate
  • larvaImmature feeding stage

grub · inchworm · beetle · ant · cockroach · earwig · arthropod · exoskeleton · antennae · mandibles

infant

baby

Very young child

development · nursery · playpen · onesie · pacifier · teething · diapers · bib · rattle · bouncer

fish

mudskipper

Amphibious fish walking on fins

  • blennySmall elongated marine fish
  • gobySmall coastal fish
  • sculpinSpiny-headed bottom fish

dragonet · jawfish · bottom-dweller · rockhopper

vehicle

bulldozer

Bladed vehicle pushing earth

tractor · tank · earthmover · dozer · trencher · grader · tracked · construction · terrain · jobsite

pub

bar

Drinking establishment

  • pubLicensed drinking establishment
  • tavernPublic drinking establishment
  • nightlifeEvening entertainment culture

drinks · hopping · brewery · saloon · beer · route · tour · barhopping · reveler · weekend

Categories
Opposites
speed of movement

crawlerspeedster

Very fast person

sprinter · racer · speeder · rusher · dasher

DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE (infant sense)

crawlerwalker

Ambulatory person or aid

adult · toddler · runner · grown-up

manner of movement

crawlerwalker

Ambulatory person or aid

strider · marcher · stroller · runner · leaper

Phrases
Family

crawl, crawling, crawled, crawly, crawlers, crawlway, crawlspace, crawlways, crawlspaces

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G